Unit 8 Why don’t you get her a scarf?（Reading）

课件37张PPT。 Why don’t you learn to sing English songs?Unit 8 ReadingWhy do we learn English?1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In a word,English is very useful! …We can communicate with each other.We can read English newspapers.We can know English culture.We can sing English songs.Discuss2.How many English songs can you think of? Which are your favorites?1.Do you like to sing English songs?Yesterday Once MoreI will always love youSay you say meScarborough Fair 斯卡波罗集市 Hotel California 加州旅馆 How can singing English songs help your English? 1. We can learn some new words.2. It’s good for our listening.3.It can improve our speaking.4. We can become more interested in English.5. …DiscussReading strategy:To understand the important ideas from the text, we must “summarize”. Do this by answering “who, what, where, why” questions as you read.理解文章的重点，必须对文章加以提炼、总结。一般需要回答是谁、干什么、在哪里和为什么这些问题。 Read and find the topic sentence(主题句) in each paragraph.Para.1:Para. 2:The singers really came from all age groups and from all over the world.Today many Chinese people want to improve theirEnglish in different ways.Task 1 Read and find the topic sentence(主题句) in each paragraph.Para.3:Para.4:Besides singing English songs,there are many other fun ways to learn English.This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English.Paragraph 1:What way of learning English is mentioned in paragraph 1?By singing English songs.2. How many singers took part in the contest?Twenty-four.3. Where are they from?They’re from across China.4. Did they sing very well?Yes, they did.across China 全中国 = all over China / around China2. by 通过……的方式I study English by listening to tapes.3. as well as 和……一样好Zhang Li speaks English as well as Tom.He grows flowers as well as vegetables.不但…而且…Paragraph 2:1. Please say something about the two winners.2. Do they think they sang very well?3. What helped Jiang Mei win the prize?No, they don’t.4. What made Jiang Mei more interested in learning English? Singing English songs.Studying English.both的用法：（反义词：neither ）1、His parents are both workers. They both run fast.2、固定搭配：both … and… …和…都，又…又… Both he and his brother are good at English. She can both dance and sing. This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it is a good idea to have fun with English.鼓励取得进步快乐学英语1、鼓励某人做某事 encourage sb. to do sth.The teacher encouraged me to study hard. 老师鼓励我努力学习。2、make progress (in )sth. (在某方面)取得进步Nick has made great progress in his studies this year.They are from across China/ all over China. A 40-year- old man from Xi’an.A 19-year-old woman from Dalian.It made her more interested in learning English.It encourages people in China to speak English.Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked comfortable on stage. Some were able to ... ...